Highlighting the importance to enforce guidelines strictly in the hotspots, PM Modi said that the efforts of the states should be directed towards converting the red zones into orange and thereafter to green zones

Coronavirus update: Transport and logistics companies are struggling to find drivers to transport goods. There's also a shortage of workers who load heavy items. This has caused delays in transport of goods

Azadpur Mandi is a huge concern for health authorities in their fight against the coronavirus as the marketplace has over 2,800 tightly packed shops which employ thousands of workers and attract many more customers

The 44 fresh cases include 21 in Jaipur, 18 in Kota, four in Jhalawar and one in Bharatpur. Three deaths were also reported on Thursday - all from Jaipur. Thirty-one people in the state have died due to coronavirus till now in the state